Gentle breezes and white clouds, lofty mountains and flowing waters; blossoming flowers and birdsong, all things harmonizing in a grand symphony. Recently, China Central Television (CCTV) has unveiled a brand-new, innovative reality show that blends culture and tourism with traditional opera named “Secnery and Drama”, which chosen Songyang county as its first stop, where released the stunning MV of “The Sword Worship” by using the bamboo grove theater version. This mesmerizing production transports the audience to a “hidden gem of Jiangnan”, offering a fresh interpretation of the high-pitched opera, and inviting them to embark on a poetic journey amidst the embrace of nature’s beauty.

Recently, on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, CCTV’s special program presented a piano ensemble of “Sing a Folk Song to the CPC”, featuring Yunhe Terrace as one of the five outdoor filming venues across the country. Through the piano melody above the clouds, it harmoniously fused the realms of artistic and natural elegance, showcasing the distinctive charm of picturesque mountains and enchanting waters.

artistically blended the beauty of art and nature, demonstrating the unique character of the splendid mountains and waters.

As Xie Fang, the director of the music channel of the Literature and Art Program Center of China Media Group, exclaimed, “As soon as I walked in, I was deeply attracted and moved by the beautiful scenery. I hope that through the TV program recording, I can let more TV viewers across the country know and understand this beautiful place.”

Enjoy the picturesque mountains and rivers, revel in the beauty of poetry and distant horizons. Lishui city boasts a total of 25 scenic spots rated 4A and above, 5 provincial-level tourist resorts, along with 353 excellent-level tourist resource attractions, the Ou River’s poetic path winds through its expanse of eight hundred miles, creating an uninterrupted panorama of scenic landscapes. This captivating tapestry weaves together mountains, waters, and vistas, painting a splendid masterpiece of harmonious natural beauty.

Harmonizing Culture through “enchanting songs”, capturing poetic landscapes with “artistic Paintbrushes”, and mastering “the fusion card” of tourism and culture. Nowadays, the exquisite mountains and enchanting rivers have transformed into a magnificent natural stage. The charm of landscapes, folk culture, and opera intangible heritage converge to symphonize a grand performance, receiving widespread acclaim. The intertwining of culture and tourism creates a remarkable “golden emblem”, showcasing a captivating image.

Music gives power, scenery goes viral. In May this year, an extraordinary forest concert was performed at Jiulong National Wetland Park by China Philharmonic Orchestra, which is acclaimed as one of the “World’s Top Ten Most Influential Orchestras”. The event masterfully showcased Lishui’s exclusive blend of nature's splendor and cultural heritage, unveiling the true value of its ecological treasures. With an audience exceeding 1,500 attendees and visitors hailing from all corners of the nation, the performance orchestrated a symphony of nature’s rhythm, intertwining seamlessly with an artistic banquet, captivating hearts and minds alike.

This marks the first-ever large-scale symphony concert held within a scenic area in Lishui’s history. Using the canvas of symphonic music, it paints the landscapes of Lishui, leading the way in exploring a vibrant and culturally empowered city with distinct spiritual temperament, unique humanistic characteristics. Leveraging its abundant ecological resources, Lishui is shaping the cultural symbol of “poetic and picturesque Lishui”, where nature, ecology, music, art, scenic spots, and urban life harmoniously converge.

Moreover, “Chuzhou Mini Theatres” are a common sight at street corners, parks, and lakesides, enveloping the urban residents in an all-encompassing atmosphere of artistic splendor. Meanwhile, “Village Evening Dream Theatres” sprout in fields, village entrances, and beneath trees, ready to perform and entertain at any moment, transforming cultural elements into picturesque landscapes adorning every village in Lishui.

Amidst the rolling hills, the echoes of “Folk Songs” resound. As a typical mountainous region, Lishui has crisscrossing and undulating mountains, showing the mountainous temperament, bursting with mountainous vitality, and interpreting the mountainous legend.

Lishui crafts China’s mountainous leisure tourism and vacation destination, and boutique lodgings of the brand “Lishui Shanju” serve as ideal gateways for poetic dwelling. A number of new projects have emerged, including the Castle in the Sky of Nayun Village in Jingning county, the  Yangshang Flying Base in Jinyun County, and the Xianxia Lake Diving in Suichang County. These ventures, along with others, have given rise to four distinctive industry clusters: Lianqing-Jin-Chao Play and Leisure, Suicang Countryside Exploration, Longqing Summer Retreat and Health Preservation, and Yunhe-Jing Special Style.

Since the beginning of this year, Lishui has actively introduced well-known IP theme parks, low-altitude tourism and other flagship projects with young, energetic and fashionable styles, as well as light-capital projects such as RV camping, holiday farms, and mountain road self-driving, to build a cultural and tourism integration project system of exploring mountain roads, playing mountainous areas, and living in mountains and waters.

Recently, Lishui unveiled its selection of the top ten “Mountainous Leisure Tourism Vacation Destinations”, the list includes Xiandu Scenic Spot, Nayun Resort & The City on the Cliff, Adventure Island Water Park, Yunhe Terrace, Penal Colony Scenic Spot, Shuangtong Mountain Scenic Spot, Fashionable Emigrant Community World Qingtian Tour, Baoxi & Everlasting Kiln Fire, Hushan & City of Heavenly Workmanship and Baishanzu National Park Everglades National Park,  which collectively showcase the splendid landscapes and charm that Lishui has to offer.

At present, Lishui is anchored to the overarching goals of “World-Class Ecological Tourism Destination” and “Chinese Mountainous Leisure Tourism Vacation Destination”, using verdant hills as its backdrop and meandering waters as its canvas, promoting cultural and tourism IP to new heights, transforming the “high aesthetic value” of landscapes and the “high quality” of culture into the “high value” of the cultural tourism industry, and depicting a vivid tableau of cultural vibrancy, tourism fervor, and prosperity for the people.